[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYnchoe7n8g&w=425&h=349] SEVERE STORMS TODAY?: The Storm Prediction Center does have most of the state (outside the southeast) under a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight. The main threats from any thunderstorms that develop later today will be from large hail and damaging winds. Heavy rain isn’t likely with these storms. The …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Iowa Forecast Video 7/4/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5zDLLNUooA?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SVR TUESDAY: There is a slight risk of severe weather for Tuesday and Tuesday night for the southwestern quadrant of the state. The main threats will be from damaging winds and large hail. Heavy rain is not likely given the QPF charts over the next 5 days showing rainfall amounts under 3/4ths of …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/3/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqxEXo0C0iE?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN CHANCES: Model still wants to have an active week of weather ahead after a fairly dry end to the holiday weekend. However there is a chance of some showers and thunderstorms across the western third of the state today. These may move into the rest of the state during the overnight hours, …
2011 Missouri River Flooding Update #4
Here is the latest on the long duration flood on the Missouri River as of July 2nd. At Sioux City, the river stage was 34.5ft at 2pm. The river is expected to remain at this level (which is moderate flood) through the weekend into next week. It is down a foot from a few days …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/2/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-eHLlhLEC4&w=425&h=349] COOLING OFF: After two days of readings in the 90s with heat indices well over 100°, the weekend will see some more comfortable readings move into the state. The cold front that set off the showers and thunderstorms across the northern half of the state last evening will have brought dewpoints down to …
New Warning (Butler, Franklin, Grundy and Hardin) until Midnight
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1119 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHERN GRUNDY COUNTY IN CENTRAL …
New Warning (Dallas and Guthrie) until 11:30pm
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1050 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… EAST CENTRAL GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA… * UNTIL 1130 PM CDT …
New Warning (Floyd, Mitchell, Chickasaw and Howard) until 11:30pm
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1050 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHWESTERN CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA… …
New Warning (Howard) until 11pm
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1023 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHERN HOWARD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA… WESTERN FILLMORE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA… SOUTHEASTERN OLMSTED COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA… WESTERN …
New Warning (Butler, Franklin and Wright) until 10:45pm
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1005 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… BUTLER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHEASTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… …